Thursday, 13 November 2014

The Door of Ignorance

It’s so sad when we live our lives refusing to allow
others to help us. There are all kinds of reasons why this may be - our
upbringing, our culture, perhaps pride or maybe we don’t want to be in anyone’s
debt. It’s easier to live in ignorance where there is no responsibility, no
accountability, no reason to get up and every excuse you can think of.

However, when we refuse help we only hurt ourselves and
our families. Living with someone in our family who has a learning disability
can be extremely challenging. We can sometimes sink into a dark pit, a world
where we are consumed only by ourselves, our problems, our challenges. Surely
nobody else understands, right?

When Opportunity, Education, Hope and Possibility come
knocking please open the door. They come in the form of really rather lovely
people who would love to see you thrive, flourish and prosper.

Even the darkness in the darkest of rooms is dispelled by
the light of one candle. One candle, one knock on the door, one phone call, one
friendly chat over the garden fence, one letter from someone who cares, one
tweet of encouragement, one kindly Facebook message, one kind word.

There is power in one act of kindness.

So if you are struggling, if you are refusing help,
refusing to acknowledge there’s even anything which needs help, open the door.
For when we open the door Ignorance will leave as Opportunity, Education, Hope and Possibility enter in.

If you are in a good place and your light is shining
bright, take the candle to someone else. Light their room. Let your light
shine.